Steve and Stuart discuss the news that 125 grassroots music venues closed in the UK last year, and analyse why 45 million tracks on Spotify had zero plays.

COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

- Grassroots venue closures

- Misogyny and gender pay inequality

- 45 million tracks on Spotify had zero plays last year

- TikTok testing 'AI Song' feature

- Reverend & The Makers giving away a track a day

- Madonna lawsuit over late start time

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